MOORPARK & WHITSETT
Album Notes
A few
words from Bob...
First, I need to
thank the musicians
who played on this
with me. I was
introduced to Matt
Laug and Lance
Morrison by Tom Weir
at Studio City Sound
and they became the
heartbeat of the
project. Del Casher,
one of the electric
guitar’s founding
fathers, was kind
enough to play on a
track. He brought
Paul Morin in with
him to play double
bass. Craig Sharmat
had exactly the
right touch for “Eye
of the Hurricane”
and Richard Friedman
dressed up most of
the tracks with
whatever instruments
were needed. They
are friends and
fabulous players.
Towards the end of
the project I met
Leonard (Dave Clark
5) Davidson
(virtually) and used
his wah-wah pedal
(now my wah-wah
pedal) on the “Easy
Money” solo while
trying to talk him
into playing on
“North Star”. We
didn’t quite get it
together for that,
but hope to manage
it for the next CD.
My son, Harry
Helfant, made his
recording debut on
this CD. Doug
Snyder, who I play
out with in a few
local bands, joined
me for a few songs.
The last player who
came to the project
to put the final
touches on the songs
was Kristen Toedtman.
She is an amazing
artist and added the
perfect touch to
every track she
joined me on. From
the last note to the
final mastering,
there was Tom Weir
at Studio City
Sound, who elevates
engineering to
something
approaching magic
every day. He
produced this with
me, always politely
letting me know a
part was right and
when it needed to be
tossed.
Thank you to my
son, Daniel Helfant,
for keeping me aware
of music recorded
after 1990. Thank
you, Loretta
Helfant, for taking
all the photographs
for the package.
Aggie Kelley did all
the design work and
oversaw the
production of the
packaging, stopping
only to shovel snow.
Thank you, Aggie.
Thank you, Charlotte
Helfant, for being
the Eye of the
Hurricane. And
lastly, thank you to
my family, friends,
and the musicians I
was on the road
with way back
when. This has been
the most fun I have
had in a long time –
maybe ever.
Moorpark and
Whitsett – for 14
months , once or
twice a month, I
would drive up from
Redondo Beach to
Studio City Sound at
the corner of
Moorpark and
Whitsett to put in a
few hours of work on
this project. It
took longer than it
might have, but we
got it done.
Bob Helfant
2/22/2012
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Recorded at
Studio City
Sound, R.
Friedman
Studios, Lost
Elephant Sound &
Scoredog
Studios. Mixed
and Mastered at
Studio City
Sound, Tom Weir,
Engineer
All songs
copyright Bob
Helfant
All Songs
published by
Lost Elephant
Music
All Photographs
by Loretta
Helfant
The Players
MATT LAUG ·
KRISTEN TOEDTMAN,
LANCE MORRISON ·
DEL CASHER,
RICHARD FRIEDMAN
· CRAIG SHARMAT,
HARRY HELFANT ·
DOUG SNYDER,
PAUL MORIN
Meet The Players
Produced by Bob
Helfant and Tom Weir
Recorded at
Studio City Sound,
Lost Elephant Sound,
The Sweetening Suite
and Scoredog Music
Studio. Mixed and
Mastered at Studio
City Sound • Tom
Weir, Engineer
All songs ©
1978-2012 Bob
Helfant. Moorpark
and Whitsett © 2012
Bob Helfant
All songs published
by Lost Elephant
Music. Photography
by Loretta Helfant
Package design and
production by Aggie
Kelley. All rights
reserved.
Unauthorized
duplication is a
violation of
applicable laws.
Made in the U.S.A.
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